NASA has sent another time capsule into space. This time the probe, containing a message to extraterrestrial intelligence, will head towards Jupiter to assess the suitability of conditions for the emergence of life on its satellite Europa. The Europa Clipper mission is being carried out by NASA in partnership with the non-profit organisation METI International. Its main objective is to make potential contact with someone in this region of space.
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The probe contains an important message in several Earth languages. First of all, a triangular plaque with a poem is placed on the body of the spacecraft. The poem was written especially for the mission by American poet Ada Limon. Inside the probe there is a container with a microchip, where about 2.6 million names of the planet’s inhabitants are recorded. In addition, on the other side of the probe body is the word “Water” in 103 languages of the world, converted into visual symbols.
